Georgia Motorcycle Accident Lawyer Directory: Atlanta

Atlanta carries one of the heaviest traffic burdens in Georgia, and motorcycle riders face outsized risk on its busiest corridors. The Georgia Department of Transportation’s Crash Data Dashboard recorded more than 182,000 motor vehicle crashes inside the city between 2018 and 2022, and motorcyclists are far more likely than car occupants to be seriously hurt or killed when a collision occurs on routes like the I-285 perimeter, the I-75/I-85 connector, and surface arterials such as Peachtree Street. Motorcycle cases also differ from ordinary car wrecks: riders face documented bias from insurers and juries, left-turn and lane-change collisions are common crash patterns, and Georgia law adds rider-specific rules, including a universal helmet requirement and a ban on lane-splitting.

Anyone considering a motorcycle accident claim in Georgia should be aware of one fixed legal deadline. Under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, most personal injury actions, including those arising from motorcycle accidents, must be filed within two years of the date of injury, and missing that window generally bars the claim. A separate four-year deadline applies to property damage claims, and shorter notice rules apply when a government vehicle or entity is involved. Georgia also follows a modified comparative negligence rule, under which an injured person’s recovery is reduced by their share of fault and barred entirely if they are 50 percent or more at fault. Georgia requires all riders and passengers to wear a DOT-compliant helmet under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-315, and lane-splitting is prohibited under O.C.G.A. § 40-6-312.

The directory below lists five Atlanta firms that handle motorcycle accident cases, each verified from a dedicated motorcycle accident page on the firm’s own official website. It is organized for comparison rather than ranking, so the entries focus on practice areas, attorney background, office locations, and founding history rather than promotional claims.

1. Hasner Law, PC

Address: 2839 Paces Ferry Road SE, Suite 1050, Atlanta, GA 30339
Attorney: Stephen Hasner (founder)
Focus: Motorcycle accidents, car and truck accidents, broader personal injury, wrongful death
Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis, free consultation
Web: https://www.hasnerlaw.com/atlanta-motorcycle-accident-lawyer/

Hasner Law maintains a dedicated Atlanta motorcycle accident page on its site, with a focus on countering the bias riders often face from insurers. The page sets out motorcycle-specific detail, including the common left-turn crash pattern where a driver turns across a rider’s path, and describes using black-box data from the other vehicle and accident reconstruction specialists to rebut assumptions that the rider was speeding, indicating a genuine rider-focused emphasis.

The practice handles motorcycle crashes alongside car and truck accidents and broader personal injury, working on a contingency-fee basis. The office states it has more than 80 years of combined experience helping injury victims across Georgia; that figure is firm-reported and has not been independently confirmed against court records.

2. Wetherington Law Firm, P.C.

Address: 1800 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 370, Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 888-4444
Attorney: Matt Wetherington (founder)
Focus: Motorcycle accidents, broader personal injury, product liability, wrongful death
Fee structure: Contingency-fee basis
Web: https://wfirm.com/locations/atlanta/motorcycle-accident-lawyer/

Wetherington Law Firm is an Atlanta practice on Peachtree Street with a dedicated Atlanta motorcycle accident page on its site, describing a trial-focused approach that prepares every case for litigation while pursuing settlement. The page sets out Georgia motorcycle law in detail, including the helmet requirement under the state’s traffic code and how insurers scrutinize rider compliance when assigning liability, indicating a genuine rider-focused emphasis.

The practice handles motorcycle crashes alongside broader personal injury and product liability, working with accident reconstruction and medical experts. One of the founding attorneys previously worked in insurance defense, which the firm presents as insight into insurer tactics; any references to past results are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

3. The Gumprecht Law Firm

Phone: (678) 647-9560
Attorney: Michael Gumprecht (founder; based in Georgia since 2011)
Focus: Motorcycle accidents, bike-share and electric-scooter accidents, broader personal injury
Fee structure: No fee unless recovery
Web: https://www.galawfirm.com/practices/motorcycle-accidents/

The Gumprecht Law Firm maintains a dedicated motorcycle accidents page on its site, presenting itself under a “We Support Biker Rights” banner and representing bike-accident victims in northern Georgia and statewide. The page emphasizes understanding the emotional and physical toll on the motorcyclist alongside personal injury strategy, and the firm also lists bike-share and electric-scooter accident work, indicating a rider-focused emphasis. (A specific Atlanta street address is not clearly published on the firm’s own motorcycle page reviewed here, so it is not listed, and a prospective client may want to confirm the office location directly.)

The practice handles motorcycle crashes on a no-fee-unless-recovery basis, with founder Michael Gumprecht having focused his practice on representing injured parties. Any references to past results are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

4. Dressie Law Firm

Focus: Motorcycle accidents, broader personal injury, wrongful death
Fee structure: Free consultation
Web: https://www.dressielaw.com/practice-areas/atlanta-motorcycle-accident-attorney/

Dressie Law Firm maintains a dedicated Atlanta motorcycle accident page on its site, framing its work around safeguarding motorcyclists’ rights and pursuing fair compensation. The page sets out motorcycle-specific detail, noting that riders are among the most vulnerable road users due to the lack of safety features and discussing common crash causes such as failure to yield and left-turn and lane-change collisions, and it accurately states that Georgia follows a modified comparative negligence rule. (A specific Atlanta street address is not clearly published on the firm’s own motorcycle page reviewed here, so it is not listed, and a prospective client may want to confirm the office location directly.)

The practice handles motorcycle crashes alongside broader personal injury on a free-consultation basis. Any references to past results are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

5. Katz Personal Injury Lawyers

Phone: (404) 460-0101
Focus: Motorcycle and bike accidents, car accidents, broader personal injury
Fee structure: No fee unless recovery, free consultation
Web: https://www.robertnkatz.com/practice-areas/motorcycle-accidents/

Katz Personal Injury Lawyers maintains a dedicated motorcycle accidents page on its site, representing injured riders in Atlanta and Fulton County. The page sets out motorcycle-specific detail, explaining that insurers often try to reach a quick settlement before the full extent of a rider’s injuries is known and that the true value of a claim can only be assessed after a physician establishes a firm prognosis, indicating a rider-focused emphasis. (A specific Atlanta street address is not clearly published on the firm’s own motorcycle page reviewed here, so it is not listed.)

The practice handles motorcycle and bike accidents alongside car accidents and broader personal injury on a no-fee-unless-recovery basis. Any references to past results are firm-reported and have not been independently confirmed against court records.

After a Motorcycle Accident in Atlanta: Practical Notes

Two factors shape most Atlanta motorcycle accident claims: the two-year filing deadline under O.C.G.A. § 9-3-33, and the documented bias riders face. Insurers frequently assume a motorcyclist was speeding or weaving, so evidence that rebuts those assumptions, such as the other vehicle’s black-box data, traffic-camera footage, and accident reconstruction, matters early, and that evidence degrades quickly. Several of the firms above describe confronting rider bias as central to their motorcycle practice.

Georgia uses a modified comparative negligence rule, which means an injured rider’s recovery can be reduced by their share of fault and is barred entirely if they are found 50 percent or more responsible. Two rider-specific rules often come up: Georgia requires a DOT-compliant helmet for all operators and passengers, and lane-splitting is illegal, so an insurer may raise either issue to shift blame. Georgia’s 2025 tort reform law (Senate Bill 68) also changed how certain evidence and how medical-expense and non-economic-damage arguments are presented at trial, which can affect how a motorcycle accident case is valued.

When comparing the firms above, useful points of distinction include whether the office shows genuine rider-focused depth (confronting insurer bias, helmet and lane-splitting nuance, reconstruction of rider speed) versus a general injury practice, whether it is a single Atlanta office or a multi-office firm, and the size of the attorney team. None of the entries here is endorsed or ranked; the list is a verified starting point for an injured Atlanta rider’s own research.

Note: This list is not a ranking and makes no “best” claim. Many more attorneys handle motorcycle accident cases in Atlanta. The five firms above are verified records, each confirmed from a dedicated motorcycle accident page on the firm’s own official website (the Web link for each entry points to that motorcycle accident page, not just the home page). Where a street address is not published on the firm’s own site, it is omitted rather than taken from a third-party listing. Firm-reported results have not been independently confirmed against court records. This directory is general information about Georgia law and individual firms, not legal advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship; the legal points summarized here reflect general Georgia law as of the date below and can change or be affected by recent reforms, so an injured person should confirm how current law applies to their own situation with a licensed Georgia attorney. Data current as of June 6, 2026.